Origin of Henna. The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi & Urdu) has been practiced for over 5000 years in Pakistan, India, Africa and the Middle East. There is some documentation that it is over 9000 years old.
ox (plural oxen) 1  An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus). 2  Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
Definition of Oxymoron. An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed. In literature, oxymora, also known as oxymorons, often reveal a paradox. The word oxymoron is in itself an oxymoron. It comes from the Ancient Greek word oxumoron, a compound of the words oxus, meaning âsharpâ or âkeenâ and moros, meaning âdullâ or âstupid.â Therefore it means something akin to wise foolishness.